2012 International GT Open
The 2012 International GT Open season was the seventh season of the International GT Open, the grand tourer-style sports car racing founded in 2006 by the Spanish GT Sport Organización. It began on 28 April at Portimão and finished on 4 November, at Circuit de Catalunya after eight double-header meetings.
The season was won by AF Corse drivers Gianmaria Bruni and Federico Leo, who raced on the Ferrari F458 GT Italia.[1] They also won the Super GT standings.[2] Michael Dalle Stelle and Daniel Zampieri, who raced behind the wheel of Kessel Racing's Ferrari F458 Italia GT3 won the GTS class.[3]
Race calendar and results
[edit]- The series' provisional calendar was announced on 29 October 2011.[4]
| Round | Circuit | Date | SGT Winner | GTS Winner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R1 |  Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, Portimão
|
28 April | No. 8 Manthey Racing | No. 56 AF Corse |
 Marco Holzer Nick Tandy
|
 Stefano Bizzarri Nicola Cadei
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| R2 | 29 April | No. 8 Manthey Racing | No. 54 Autorlando Sport | ||
| Marco Holzer Nick Tandy
|
Marco Mapelli Archie Hamilton
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| 2 | R1 | Nürburgring
|
26 May | No. 4 AF Corse | No. 63 Seyffarth Motorsport |
| Gianmaria Bruni Federico Leo
|
Kenneth Heyer Jan Seyffarth
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| R2 | 27 May | No. 2 Scuderia Villorba | No. 63 Seyffarth Motorsport | ||
 Juan Manuel López Andrea Montermini
|
Kenneth Heyer Jan Seyffarth
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| 3 | R1 |  Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
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23 June | No. 4 AF Corse | No. 56 AF Corse |
| Gianmaria Bruni Federico Leo
|
Stefano Bizzarri Andrea Rizzoli
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| R2 | 24 June | No. 8 Manthey Racing | No. 44 Kessel Racing | ||
| Marco Holzer Nick Tandy
|
Michael Dalle Stelle Daniel Zampieri
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| 4 | R1 | Brands Hatch
|
14 July | No. 11 Kessel Racing | No. 54 Autorlando Sport |
 Philipp Peter Michał Broniszewski
|
Marco Mapelli Archie Hamilton
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| R2 | 15 July | No. 12 Villois Racing | No. 54 Autorlando Sport | ||
 Álvaro Barba Matteo Malucelli
|
Marco Mapelli Archie Hamilton
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| 5 | R1 |  Circuit Paul Ricard
|
21 July | No. 12 Villois Racing | No. 44 Kessel Racing |
| Álvaro Barba Matteo Malucelli
|
Michael Dalle Stelle Daniel Zampieri
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| R2 | 22 July | No. 2 Scuderia Villorba | No. 55 Autorlando Sport | ||
| Juan Manuel López Andrea Montermini
|
Matteo Beretta Marcello Puglisi
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| 6 | R1 |  Hungaroring
|
8 September | No. 17 V8 Racing | No. 56 AF Corse |
| Miguel Ramos Raffaele Giammaria
|
Stefano Bizzarri Nicola Cadei
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| R2 | 9 September | No. 12 Villois Racing | No. 44 Kessel Racing | ||
| Álvaro Barba Matteo Malucelli
|
Michael Dalle Stelle Daniel Zampieri
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| 7 | R1 | Autodromo Nazionale Monza
|
29 September | No. 16 IMSA Performance Matmut | No. 55 Autorlando Sport |
| Raymond Narac Patrick Pilet
|
Matteo Beretta Marcello Puglisi
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| R2 | 30 September | No. 12 Villois Racing | No. 44 Kessel Racing | ||
| Álvaro Barba Matteo Malucelli
|
Michael Dalle Stelle Daniel Zampieri
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| 8 | R1 | Circuit de Catalunya
|
3 November | No. 12 Villois Racing | No. 91 GPR Racing |
| Álvaro Barba Matteo Malucelli
|
Maxime Martin Bertrand Baguette
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| R2 | 4 November | No. 8 Manthey Racing | No. 56 AF Corse | ||
| Marco Holzer Nick Tandy
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Stefano Bizzarri Andrea Rizzoli
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Standings
[edit]Drivers
[edit]Super GT
[edit]| Pos | Driver | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gianmaria Bruni
|
85 |
| Federico Leo
| ||
| 3 | Marco Holzer
|
84 |
| Nick Tandy
| ||
| 5 | Álvaro Barba
|
76 |
| Matteo Malucelli
| ||
| 7 | Raffaele Giammaria
|
67 |
| Miguel Ramos
| ||
| 9 | Andrea Montermini
|
65 |
| Juan Manuel López
| ||
| 11 | Patrick Pilet
|
63 |
| Raymond Narac
| ||
| 13 | Philipp Peter
|
38 |
Teams
[edit]Super GT
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | AF Corse | 85 |
| 2 | Manthey Racing | 84 |
| 3 | Villois Racing | 76 |
| 4 | V8 Racing | 69 |
| 5 | Scuderia Villorba | 65 |
| 6 | IMSA Performance Matmut | 63 |
| 7 | Kessel Racing | 38 |
| 8 | Black Team | 13 |
| 9 | Drivex School | 3 |
References
[edit]- ^ "International GT Open 2012 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
- ^ "International GT Open - Super GT 2012 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
- ^ "International GT Open - GTS 2012 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
- ^ "Il calendario GT Open 2012" [2012 Calendar of the GT Open]. ItaliaRacing.net (in Italian). Inpagina. 29 October 2012. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2012.